LMSA West was awarded with the, “Next Generation of Healthcare Professionals” grant, a 5-year, $300,000 ($60,000/year) partnership. The effort was lead by Edgar Corona (VP of Community Affairs), Bert Pineda and Jorge Torres (West Co-Directors).

This will allow us to expand our programs in 6 main areas: Mini-grants, Mentorship, Scholarships, Policy, Research and Leadership Development

Keep up to date with the website to see about how our partnership with Alta Med is shaping up!

The 2016-17 Dr. Amanda Perez Scholarship to assist high school and college freshman students pursuing a career in medicine is now OPEN! The deadline to apply is February 24, 2017.

In addition to the generous financial award, this is the first year Dr. Amanda Perez will also be covering the conference ticket and travel expenses so that the award recipient(s) can make it to our 33rd Annual LMSA West Conference at UCSF! All applicants must plan ahead and keep the conference dates, March 24-25th, available for their travel.